[GH-ISSUE #422] [FEATURE REQUEST] Possibility to configure retry strategy per task using Option API #186

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-03-02 05:19:26 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-02 05:19:26 +03:00

Owner

Originally created by @ajatprabha on GitHub (Mar 19, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/issues/422

Originally assigned to: @hibiken on GitHub.

Is it currently possible to configure a task's retry mechanism from Option API? I see that we can specify MaxRetry, but can we also specify RetryBackoff strategy?

Describe the solution you'd like

asynq.RetryBackoff(asynq.RetryBackoffParams{
	InitialDelay:	time.Second,
	MaxDelay:	time.Minute,
	Type:		asynq.ExponentialBackoff, // Can be asynq.ConstantBackoff as well
})

Describe alternatives you've considered
I'm not sure how I can use RetryDelayFunc for this since it is passed on during initialisation and can't possibly have all the information with it beforehand.

Originally created by @ajatprabha on GitHub (Mar 19, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/issues/422 Originally assigned to: @hibiken on GitHub. Is it currently possible to configure a task's retry mechanism from Option API? I see that we can specify MaxRetry, but can we also specify RetryBackoff strategy? **Describe the solution you'd like** ```go asynq.RetryBackoff(asynq.RetryBackoffParams{ InitialDelay: time.Second, MaxDelay: time.Minute, Type: asynq.ExponentialBackoff, // Can be asynq.ConstantBackoff as well }) ``` **Describe alternatives you've considered** I'm not sure how I can use `RetryDelayFunc` for this since it is passed on during initialisation and can't possibly have all the information with it beforehand.

kerem

2026-03-02 05:19:26 +03:00

closed this issue
added the
enhancement
label

kerem commented

2026-03-02 05:19:27 +03:00

Author

Owner

@hibiken commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2022):

@ajatprabha Thanks for opening an issue!

You could include that metadata in your payload and provide a custom RetryDelayFunc to use that metadata, and fallback to use DefaultRetryDelayFunc if that metadata is not present. Does that work for you?

@hibiken commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2022): @ajatprabha Thanks for opening an issue! You could include that metadata in your payload and provide a custom `RetryDelayFunc` to use that metadata, and fallback to use `DefaultRetryDelayFunc` if that metadata is not present. Does that work for you?

kerem commented

2026-03-02 05:19:27 +03:00

Author

Owner

@ajatprabha commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2022):

Ok, I'll try this out and get back if I face any issues with it.

@ajatprabha commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2022): Ok, I'll try this out and get back if I face any issues with it.

kerem commented

2026-03-02 05:19:27 +03:00

Author

Owner

@hibiken commented on GitHub (Mar 22, 2022):